Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Alameda, California, United States; hands-on work on the production floor.

Salary: $140,000–$180,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops dedicated orbital launch services and electric propulsion systems for satellites, with a mission to improve life on Earth from space.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and standard work from prototype through production.
• Translate engineering drawings, bills of materials, specifications, and requirements into operation sequences, tooling plans, inspection points, and process controls.
• Support first builds, pilot builds, production readiness, and transition-to-production activities.
• Resolve production issues, documentation gaps, nonconformances, and other manufacturing blockers.
• Partner with Design Engineering and Quality on DFM/DFA, acceptance criteria, traceability, inspection, and manufacturing risk controls.
• Improve quality, cycle time, and throughput using manufacturing data, root cause analysis, and Lean principles; train production personnel on new processes and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or a similar role.
• Experience creating manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, standard work, or production documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of materials, specifications, quality requirements, and GD&T.
• Understanding of DFM/DFA principles and the ability to work directly with technicians, operators, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Must comply with U.S. space-technology trade restrictions; the role requires documented U.S. Person status or the ability to obtain an applicable trade license.

Nice to have

• Experience with aerospace or propulsion hardware manufacturing.
• CAD experience supporting fixtures, tools, templates, or production aids.
• Experience with MES, ERP, PLM, new product introduction, production ramp, or prototype builds.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, PFMEA, control plans, process validation, equipment implementation, layout planning, capacity analysis, or line balancing.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-moving, hands-on production environment with close collaboration across Design Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Health, vision, and dental benefits.
• 401(k) plan and equity as part of the compensation package.
• Lunch, snacks, and drinks provided.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application, interview, and employment process.